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WWKI

WWKI is a commercial radio station licensed to Kokomo, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Cumulus Media and it broadcasts a country format, calling itself "100.5 KI". The studios are at 519 N. Main St. in downtown Kokomo. The transmitter is on East County Road 200 South near the Kokomo Creek.

Last revised
Jul 19, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
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296 w
Citations
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Source
WWKI
Broadcast area
North Central Indiana
Frequency100.5 MHz
Branding100.5 KI
Programming
FormatCountry
AffiliationsCompass Media Networks
Westwood One
Ownership
Owner
History
First air date
October 21, 1962 (1962-10-21)
Technical information1
Licensing authority
FCC
60133
ClassB
ERP50,000 watts
HAAT143 meters (469 ft)
Links
Public license information
WebcastListen live
Websitewwki.com

WWKI (100.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Kokomo, Indiana, United States. It is owned by Cumulus Media and it broadcasts a country format, calling itself "100.5 KI". The studios are at 519 N. Main St. in downtown Kokomo. The transmitter is on East County Road 200 South near the Kokomo Creek.

The station can be heard at most as far south as Northern Hamilton county as well as Indianapolis and donut counties surrounding Kokomo. It can also be picked up in Peru Indiana and the signal can be picked up as far north as Rochester Indiana

History

On October 21, 1962, the station first signed on the air.2 Its original call sign was WFKO, which stood for the name of the owner, Fidelity Broadcasting, and its city of license, KOkomo, Indiana. WFKO had a female program director, Patricia Sweeney, unusual in that era. The power was only 1,600 watts, a fraction of its current output. It also was unusual in being a stand-alone FM station. Most FM stations in the early days were co-owned with an AM station.

In 1968, the station was acquired by BGS Broadcasting, which changed its call letters to the current WWKI. The station has played country music for nearly its entire history.

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